Higher Level Teaching Assistant - SEND Informal Enhanced Provision

Hillingdon Primary School, Uxbridge, UB10 0PH

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  30 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 36 hours a week 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £35,515
• Actual salary: £31,034
• Pay scale: Scale 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will work under supervision of the Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion (SENCo) and class teachers of pupils attending the Provision, working with them to support a small group of pupils with complex additional needs by planning, preparing and delivering a child-led bespoke curriculum. The HLTA will be responsible for line managing Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) working in the Provision, leading the team to ensure pupils thrive.

What kind of individual are we looking for?

• An effective team member who is passionate about making a positive impact to ensure that all of our pupils flourish, including those with the most complex needs.

• A committed individual who is dedicated to providing an engaging, positive learning environment.

• An individual who has compassion, empathy and inclusion at the heart of their practice.

• A HLTA who is both self-motivated and able to work in partnership with the SENCo, a variety of class teachers and LSAs.

A knowledge of various SEN needs is essential.

What the school offers its staff

What can we offer?

• An exciting opportunity to work with the SENCo to develop a new provision from the ground up.

• Support from the SENCo and teachers.

• Effective and embedded planning and assessment systems.

• CPD opportunities for staff to enable career progression. The Elliot Foundation runs a number of apprenticeships and are enrolling for courses such as a Level 5 Assistant SENCo with HLTA status, from September 2026.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with our SENCo to establish and develop a new, Informal Enhanced Provision in our school. We are keen to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) to take the lead in the day to day running of the Provision (a school-led initiative not commissioned by the Local Authority), being set up for September 2026. This is a permanent contract.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

We follow Keeping Children Safe in Education recruitment guidance.

Offers of employment are subject to the following checks:
- Childcare disqualification
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
- Medical
- Online and social media
- Prohibition from teaching
- Right to work
- Satisfactory references
- Suitability to work with children

It is a criminal offence to apply for this post of employment if you are barred from working with children and young people.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

HLTA SEND Informal Enhanced Provision Job Description April 2026.pdf - 137 KB (opens in new tab)

HLTA SEND Informal Enhanced Provision Person Specification April 2026.pdf - 154 KB (opens in new tab)

About Hillingdon Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 685 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hillingdon Primary School website
• Email address: ldaniel@hillingdonprimaryschool.org.uk
• Phone number: 01895 590087
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hillingdon-primary-school-uxbridge

Hillingdon Primary School is a warm, welcoming and inclusive academy school that values the diverse community that it serves.

Learning and achievement drives everything that we do at Hillingdon Primary School. At our school, we work in partnership with our parents, carers and staff to ensure that pupils are succeeding academically and personally, whilst promoting an atmosphere of respect and care for everyone, so children can recognise their own value and celebrate one another's successes. We enable each child to discover the joy of learning, to help them to fulfil every aspect of their potential and to encourage their growth into effective citizens, ready to play their part positively in their community and modern Britain.

Hillingdon Primary School was inspected by Ofsted in March 2024 and we were judged to be an ‘outstanding’ academy. We are determined to maintain this status for our pupils, who deserve an excellent education. We know we can only do this by providing an environment where teachers and support staff are trusted to do their job well and are given the time and support to do it.

We are also proud to be a part of The Elliot Foundation, to learn more about TEFAT please click visit their website at: https://www.elliotfoundation.co.uk

Arranging a visit to Hillingdon Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ldaniel@hillingdonprimaryschool.org.uk.

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